“Writer, where do ideas come from?” “The stork (muse) brings them.” “They’re from out in the cabbage patch.” Seriously, I get asked this question quite a bit, as do other authors. The answer is a little tricky. I can’t speak to anyone else’s experience. But for me? They come from everywhere, and nowhere, and somewhere in between. For me, characters have a life of their own. They are people. As such, they have their own unique foiables, strengths, idiosyncrasies. I do NOT, EVER base a character directly on a living…